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Nkazimulo ‘King Shaka’ Zulu: The fighter with the golden fists
The current flyweight and bantamweight titleholder in the Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC), Nkazimulo Simanga Zulu, aka King Shaka Zulu, is going for gold. He’s preparing to fight in an international tournament and is hoping to add another title to his name. “My fighting nickname comes from my last name, Zulu. “My first names were too…
How VBS Mutal Bank ‘bankrolled’ the EFF
In the ongoing fallout from the VBS Mutual Bank scandal, an affidavit by former VBS chair Tshifhiwa Matodzi has directly implicated Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu of the EFF. But EFF spokesperson LeighAnn Mathys dismissed the allegations as old news and redirected attention to others allegedly involved. ‘Old news’ – EFF “Of national importance, we…
Daily news update: Ex-VBS boss affidavit leak | Springboks v Ireland | De Lille unaware of R300m theft
News today includes the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has instructed the director of public prosecutions in Pretoria to investigate the source of the leak of former Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi’s affidavit. Meanwhile, the Springboks and Ireland clash in a monstrous second Test of the Incoming Series at Kings Park in…
Petco empowers youth to tackle waste and unemployment
Against a background of South Africa’s 45.5% youth unemployment rate, not-for-profit (NPO) waste management organisation Petco – working with many stakeholders in the collection and recycling value chain – has gone on a major drive to upskill thousands of youths to start their own businesses in the industry. In its announcement ahead of next week’s…
Tshwane to open criminal cases over illegal reconnections
The City of Tshwane will open two criminal cases against two properties in Laudium after discovering illegal reconnections during its Tshwane Ya Tima revenue collection operation. The city’s MMC for finance Jacqui Uys led the City’s finance and electricity teams during the revenue collection operation in Laudium, where various properties were disconnected for owing large…
It’s time to step aside, Joe Biden
If Hollywood were to recommend some relaxing movie viewing for US President Joe Biden, they’d have plenty of appropriate classics to choose from. Relax On Golden Pond with your wife and family as you consider a life well lived. Get someone to chauffeur you around, physically and metaphorically, just as happened in Driving Miss Daisy.…
EFF leaders must answer on VBS
The best form of defence is attack. So, it’s not surprising that the EFF hit back at us with a combination of sarcasm, insults and deflections when we asked for comment on the latest revelations about the VBS Mutual Bank saga. The former chair of VBS Mutual Bank Tshifhiwa Matodzi has sworn an affidavit that…
Life Esidimeni justice is unlikely
It’s the old and tested South African recipe on how to minimise accountability or possibly avoid it completely. Cover with loads of bureaucratic manure. Apply plenty of well-intentioned hot air from ombuds, mediators, and arbitrators. Then saturate with platitudes from ANC politicians. Leave to simmer for as long as possible. Lift lid. Voilà! An unappetising,…
Orban-backed Budapest mayor candidate concedes defeat
A candidate for Budapest mayor backed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party conceded defeat on Friday, ensuring re-election for a prominent opposition politician after more than a month of legal wrangling. After losing by a slim margin, former state secretary for transport David Vitezy went to court to contest the June 9 ballot, alleging widespread…
Suspect arrested over UK crossbow triple murders
A man wanted in connection with the deaths of the wife and two daughters of a British horseracing commentator has now been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Friday. Kyle Clifford, 26, was detained on Wednesday following a manhunt in Enfield, north London, and taken to hospital with serious injuries. Hertfordshire Police said…